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The Bitter End

163 calories 18.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Matt Liddy
Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.8 g (Per 12oz)
URL: http://www.northwestlegendsfoundation.org/homebrew.html
Created: Wednesday April 9th 2014
1.049
1.015
4.4%
30.9
12.1
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale9 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 87.8%
0.50 lb American - Aromatic Malt0.5 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 4.9%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 120L0.5 lb Extra Dark Crystal 120L 33 120 4.9%
0.25 lb American - Special Roast0.25 lb Special Roast 33 50 2.4%
10.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 20.99 45.5%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 20 min 3.57 22.7%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 1 min 0.34 22.7%
0.20 oz Cascade0.2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7.1 Boil 60 min 5.96 9.1%
2.20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Campdon Tablet Water Agt Other 0 min.
0.50 each Whirlfloc Tablet Fining Boil 5 min.
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - West Yorkshire 1469
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 190 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 151 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.84 15.4  
Mash volume with grains 4.66 18.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.28 -5.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.77 g | 19.1 qt) 5.19 20.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.03 36.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Prepare a 1 liter starter.

Carbonatedto 1.5 to 2 volumes Co2.

This beer was awarded 3rd Place in the Sasquatch Brewfest Homebrew Contest in June 2014.



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